Water can help control calories. Now, I am not a calorie counter but I do know that juice and sugary drinks have more calories than either plain water or naturally flavored (lemon, lime, mint, cucumber) water.
Water helps to energize your muscles. Drinking enough fluids is important when your exercising. When muscle cells don't have adequate fluids, they don't work as well and performance can suffer. It’s important to hydrate before, during and after your exercise routine.
Drinking water helps keep your skin looking young! Dehydration makes your skin look more dry and wrinkled, which can be improved with proper hydration. Hydration won’t erase your fine lines and wrinkles but drinking water helps to create a protective barrier to prevent fluid loss.
Drinking water helps your kidneys function properly and helps maintain normal bowel functions. As long as your intake of fluids are adequate, our kidneys do an amazing job of cleansing and ridding your body of toxins. When you're getting enough fluids, urine flows freely, is light in color and free of odor. Additionally, adequate fluid and fiber is the perfect combination, and keeps your bowel functioning properly.
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